Which Town is the Poorest In New York? How About Massachusetts?

I've heard plenty of people complain about New York state. The term "Smallbany" has been thrown around quite a bit, but ya know what? I'm a fan. I love where we live and I think a lot of the time it gets a bad rap from our townies who just like to complain.

I say all of that because there are plenty of areas that have it much worse off. In fact, MSN just compiled a list of each town, in each state that is the poorest. While we can complain about some stuff, I'm sure, it could be a whole lot worse.

So, which town in New York is considered the poorest? They've based this on a few things: The average home income vs the state median, poverty rate and town population. When all of that is taken into consideration, Salamanca, New York, which is just under 5 hours away from our Capital Region is the poorest.

The average home income is under $60k a year and just over 28% of the Salamanca population is at poverty level.

The Federal Government states that 46 Millions people across the United States are living in poverty. If you are finding that you and your family are struggling, speak with a career advisor that may help: New York State or Massachusetts.